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It consisted of six stories and eleven episodes. It was broadcast following the broadcast of a [[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|special 60-minute episode]] on [[1 January (releases)|1 January]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]. The season proper aired between [[24 September (releases)|24 September]] 2007 and [[19 November (releases)|19 November]] 2007 and consisted of five two-part stories, with each episode running 25 minutes in length (the first time 25-minute episodes have been used in the ''Doctor Who'' franchise since the parent series ended in 1989).
It consisted of six stories and eleven episodes. It was broadcast following the broadcast of a [[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|special 60-minute episode]] on [[1 January (releases)|1 January]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]. The season proper aired between [[24 September (releases)|24 September]] 2007 and [[19 November (releases)|19 November]] 2007 and consisted of five two-part stories, with each episode running 25 minutes in length (the first time 25-minute episodes have been used in the ''Doctor Who'' franchise since the parent series ended in 1989).


A [[13 Bannerman Road (trailer)|narrative trailer]] for the series aired, featuring [[Clyde Langer|Clyde]] discussing [[13 Bannerman Road (trailer)|13 Bannerman Road]].
A [[13 Bannerman Road (TV story)|narrative trailer]] for the series aired, featuring [[Clyde Langer|Clyde]] discussing [[13 Bannerman Road]].
== Cast ==
== Cast ==
[[File:SJApromo1.jpg|thumb|''Invasion of the Bane'' promotional image.]]
[[File:SJApromo1.jpg|thumb|''Invasion of the Bane'' promotional image.]]
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!width="50"| Episodes || Title  || Writer(s) || Director || Notes
!width="50"| Episodes || Title  || Writer(s) || Director || Notes
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|1 ||''[[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|Invasion of the Bane]]'' ||[[Russell T Davies]] &<br />[[Gareth Roberts]]||[[Colin Teague]]||Reintroduction of [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and [[K9 Mark IV]]. First appearance of [[Luke Smith]], [[Maria Jackson]], [[Alan Jackson]], [[Chrissie Jackson]], [[Mr Smith]], [[Wormwood (Invasion of the Bane)|Mrs Wormwood]] and [[Bane (Invasion of the Bane)|the Bane]]. [[Kelsey Hooper]] makes her only appearance. K9 is shown to be containing the spread of a [[black hole]] due to an experiment going wrong in [[Switzerland]], allowing for the shelving his character while licensing issues to use K9 are sorted out. Reintroduction of the [[Arcateenian]]s, first seen in the ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' story ''[[Greeks Bearing Gifts (TV story)|Greeks Bearing Gifts]]''.
|1 ||''[[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|Invasion of the Bane]]'' ||[[Russell T Davies]] &<br />[[Gareth Roberts]]||[[Colin Teague]]||Reintroduction of [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and [[K9 Mark IV]]. Introduction of [[Luke Smith]], [[Maria Jackson]], [[Alan Jackson]], [[Chrissie Jackson]], [[Mr Smith]], [[Wormwood (Invasion of the Bane)|Mrs Wormwood]] and [[Bane (Invasion of the Bane)|the Bane]]. [[Kelsey Hooper]] makes her only televised appearance. K9 is shown to be containing the spread of a [[black hole]] due to an experiment going wrong in [[Switzerland]].
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|2 ||''[[Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]'' ||Gareth Roberts||[[Alice Troughton]]||Reintroduction of [[Slitheen family|the Slitheen]] and introduction of [[Clyde Langer]].
|2 ||''[[Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]'' ||Gareth Roberts||[[Alice Troughton]]||Reintroduction of [[Slitheen family|the Slitheen]] and introduction of [[Clyde Langer]].
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||3 ||''[[Eye of the Gorgon (TV story)|Eye of the Gorgon]]''  ||[[Phil Ford]]||Alice Troughton||Alan Jackson has his first contact with alien life.
||3 ||''[[Eye of the Gorgon (TV story)|Eye of the Gorgon]]''  ||[[Phil Ford]]||Alice Troughton||
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||4 ||''[[Warriors of Kudlak (TV story)|Warriors of Kudlak]]'' ||[[Phil Gladwin]]||[[Charles Martin]]||First appearance of the [[Uvodni]], later seen in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]''. First time the cast goes into [[space]], and are involved in a plot that takes place beyond [[Earth]].
||4 ||''[[Warriors of Kudlak (TV story)|Warriors of Kudlak]]'' ||[[Phil Gladwin]]||[[Charles Martin]]||First time Luke, Clyde and Maria go into [[space]], and are involved in a plot that takes place beyond [[Earth]].
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|5 ||''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'' ||Gareth Roberts||[[Graeme Harper]] ||First appearance of [[the Trickster]] and [[Krislok]]. First appearance of the [[Graske]] in a valid ''[[Doctor Who]]''-related production.
|5 ||''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'' ||Gareth Roberts||[[Graeme Harper]] ||First appearance of [[the Trickster]] and [[Krislok]].
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|6 ||''[[The Lost Boy (TV story)|The Lost Boy]]'' ||Phil Ford||Charles Martin||Reintroduction of the Slitheen and [[K9]] Mark IV. Mr Smith is revealed to be an alien called a [[Xylok]] embedded into a supercomputer, with a hidden villainous nature. However, he is reprogrammed through use of a [[Armageddon virus|virus]] to become docile and more friendly.
|6 ||''[[The Lost Boy (TV story)|The Lost Boy]]'' ||Phil Ford||Charles Martin||Mr Smith is revealed to be an alien called a [[Xylok]] embedded into a supercomputer, with a hidden villainous nature. However, he is reprogrammed through use of [[Armageddon virus|a virus]] to become docile and more friendly.
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Although broadcast separately from the rest of the season, the BBC considers Invasion of the Bane to be part of Series 1, and released it as such to DVD.


== Aliens and enemies ==
== Aliens and enemies ==

Latest revision as of 20:23, 5 July 2024

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Series 1 of The Sarah Jane Adventures ran between 1 January 2007 and 19 November 2007. It starred Elizabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith, Yasmin Paige as Maria Jackson, Tommy Knight as Luke Smith, Daniel Anthony as Clyde Langer and Alexander Armstrong as Mr Smith. The series opened with Invasion of the Bane and concluded with The Lost Boy.

Overview[[edit] | [edit source]]

It consisted of six stories and eleven episodes. It was broadcast following the broadcast of a special 60-minute episode on 1 January 2007. The season proper aired between 24 September 2007 and 19 November 2007 and consisted of five two-part stories, with each episode running 25 minutes in length (the first time 25-minute episodes have been used in the Doctor Who franchise since the parent series ended in 1989).

A narrative trailer for the series aired, featuring Clyde discussing 13 Bannerman Road.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Invasion of the Bane promotional image.

Recurring[[edit] | [edit source]]

Guest[[edit] | [edit source]]

Television stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Episodes Title Writer(s) Director Notes
1 Invasion of the Bane Russell T Davies &
Gareth Roberts		 Colin Teague Reintroduction of Sarah Jane Smith and K9 Mark IV. Introduction of Luke Smith, Maria Jackson, Alan Jackson, Chrissie Jackson, Mr Smith, Mrs Wormwood and the Bane. Kelsey Hooper makes her only televised appearance. K9 is shown to be containing the spread of a black hole due to an experiment going wrong in Switzerland.
2 Revenge of the Slitheen Gareth Roberts Alice Troughton Reintroduction of the Slitheen and introduction of Clyde Langer.
3 Eye of the Gorgon Phil Ford Alice Troughton
4 Warriors of Kudlak Phil Gladwin Charles Martin First time Luke, Clyde and Maria go into space, and are involved in a plot that takes place beyond Earth.
5 Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? Gareth Roberts Graeme Harper First appearance of the Trickster and Krislok.
6 The Lost Boy Phil Ford Charles Martin Mr Smith is revealed to be an alien called a Xylok embedded into a supercomputer, with a hidden villainous nature. However, he is reprogrammed through use of a virus to become docile and more friendly.

Aliens and enemies[[edit] | [edit source]]

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series 1 of The Sarah Jane Adventures marked the first time since The Novel of the Film in 1996 that novelisations were commissioned for televised episodes of a Doctor Who franchise production. The first four novelisations were published in 2007, with the last two following in 2008.

Audiobooks[[edit] | [edit source]]

SJA Series 1 DVD

Home video releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Invasion of the Bane was released on a vanilla DVD on 29 October 2007.
  • It was the first Doctor Who related DVD to not be released by 2Entertain since 2005's Doctor Who Volume 2.
  • The Complete First Series (including Invasion of the Bane) was released on 10 November 2008.
v • e
SJA television stories
Series 1
Series 2
Regular episodes
Mini-episodes
Series 3
Series 4
Series 5
Stories listed here are only those that have been officially licensed by the BBC.
v • e
Aliens and Enemies of SJA Series 1
Invasion of the Bane
Bane (Bane Mother  • Wormwood  • Davey)  • Lesley  • Arcateenian
Revenge of the Slitheen
Eye of the Gorgon
Warriors of the Kudlak
Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?
The Lost Boy
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